Danica Patrick captured her first career IndyCar Series victory on Sunday and in doing so became the first woman to ever earn a spot in the winners circle.

 

In her 50^th race Patrick finally answered all of her critics who doubted she would ever take the checkered flag. On Sunday it was her, and her crew’s, ability to stretch their tank a little bit further than the rest of the field as she avoided a late pit stop and beat Helio Castroneves and Scott Dixon by nearly six seconds.